Attention Senior Citizens of the Arcanum-Butler Local School District!
You are invited to the 6th Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday, December 5 at 1:30 pm. This luncheon is free to all senior citizens of the Arcanum community. Guest will be provided a delicious lunch and entertainment from Arcanum-Butler students. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Arcanum HS Secretary Kim Hollinger at 692-5174 Ext. 1337 by December 3, 2018. Please share this information with family, friends, and neighbors!

The AHS Marching Band recently competed at the State competition held at Welcome Stadium. The band earned a score of 1 - Superior for the second straight year! Congratulations to Director Heather Marsh and the band for an outstanding marching band season. Special thanks to the Arcanum Music Boosters for their support all season long.

Arcanum High School was recognized for the annual Serve Arcanum by Keep Ohio Beautiful. Nominated by Keep Darke County Beautiful, AHS was presented the 7-12 School Award at a luncheon in Columbus on November 7.

At approximately 3:55 pm this afternoon an Arcanum-Butler school bus was involved in a fender/bender accident at the corner of Alternate 49 South and Hollansburg-Sampson Rd. The students and the driver were not injured. Additionally, there were no reported injuries of the driver and passengers of the other vehicle.

A One-Call message was sent to parents with students who ride the bus. Students were transported onto another district bus for transportation to their homes. Parents of the students riding the bus at the time were called by school administration to be notified of the accident. The accident is currently under investigation by the Darke County Sheriff's Office.

We appreciate the actions taken by the bus driver to maintain safety for the riders and the cooperation of our transportation department and additional driver who quickly assisted in transporting the students home.

The Ohio Department of Education recently released report cards for Ohio's School Districts. The report card is intended to give you a picture of how our district and buildings are performing using letter grades A-F to grade various measures under six broad categories: Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation Rate, Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers and Prepared for Success. The 2017-2018 State Report Card marks the first year that districts will receive an overall, final grade.

Due to a shortage in substitute bus drivers, routing may be delayed at times during the school year. If your son/daughter rides a bus, please review the letter. Letters were also sent home with students.

The Arcanum Athletic Boosters Golf Outing will take place Sunday, September 16 @ Stillwater Valley Golf Course with a 1:30 shotgun start. Cost: $55 per player, includes golf and food. Registrations must be received no later than September 12. Please click here for a registration form.

Senior, Junior, Soph. Parent/Student Meeting will take place on Monday, August 13 at 7 pm in the gym for students attending classes at Arcanum HS. At this meeting, we will review our one to one policy and procedures for laptops, college/career planning, and school guidelines. Students attending MVCTC, Gateway, or AVA do not need to attend this meeting.

The Arcanum-Butler Local School Board appointed Mr. James Melton as its new Head Boys Basketball Coach at a special Board of Education Meeting held on June 6. Coach Melton joins the Trojans after having most recently served as Varsity Assistant at Winchester Community High School in Winchester, Indiana from 2016-2018. Prior to that, Melton was at Park Tudor High School in Indianapol...is where he served as head coach in 2015-2016. The team finished the 2016 season as Class 3A Sectional Champions. From 2011 -2015 he served as either the Associate Head Coach, Junior Varsity Coach or Varsity Assistant. Park Tudor won the Class 2A State Championship in 2012, 2014 and 2015. In addition to the 3 Indiana State Championships, Coach Melton has had the opportunity to coach 12 Division I athletes, 2 McDonald’s All Americans, and 3 Indiana All-Stars who became NBA players. Welcome to Arcanum Coach Melton!

In other action, the Board approved Jason Schondelmyer as the new Athletic Director. Schondelmyer returns in his second year back as Head Football Coach and will move to the AD position after teaching elementary physical education in 2017-18. In addition to his work as AD, he will continue teaching 1/2 time in the middle and high school.

Arcanum High School graduation is set for Sunday, June 3 at 2 pm. The doors open at 1 pm and all graduates must check-in in the elementary gym by 1:35 pm. Seating at graduation is on a first come, first serve basis. The first two rows of the bleachers are reserved for handicap seating and seating for our senior citizens. Please communicate with your child after practice on Friday to determine which side of the bleachers is best for viewing your child.

The Arcanum High School Cheerleaders are sponsoring the Arcanum High School 5K Victory Run on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 9:00am. This is a fundraiser for the cheerleaders and will help to defray the cost of camp, uniforms, and competitions for the 2018-2019 school year. The race will begin at the AHS track, travel through Ivester Park, weave through historical downtown Arcanum, and finish back at the track. Walkers are welcome! Entrants will have 1hr. and 30 minutes to finish the course. Entry fees are $20.00 with a t-shirt (Registration must be received by May 5th to guarantee a shirt) or $15.00 without a t-shirt. Awards will be given for the top 3 finishers in each age category for both males and females. Overall awards will also be given for the top male and top female finisher. Registration forms are available at Arcanum-Butler Local School offices and at some area businesses. You can also register online at www.goodtimesraces.com We are asking area businesses to sponsor our race. If your business would like to sponsor us, you can contact the Arcanum High School Cheer Coach, Lauren Brandenburg, at (937) 564-0646.

Click here for the letter outlines Ohio State testing for High School students. This letter was sent to you during the winter and also given to your child on Tuesday. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact AHS Principal Jason Stephan.

Please encourage your child to do the best that they can on each test!

Attention Juniors!!!
To prepare for the March 20th ACT testing that all AHS juniors will take, Arcanum High School is providing an ACT Boot Camp for our juniors on Sunday, March 4 from 5-8 pm and Sunday, March 11 from 5-8 pm. The Boot Camp will be divided into individual sections that will be divided between the two days. The sections will include: Test-Taking skills section, a Math section, Reading section, English section, and Science section. Each section will provide insight on each portion of the test, practice and review of questions, and provide skills to improve your score on the test. The instruction will be led by Arcanum teachers, AHS Guidance Counselor Tara Hagan, and AHS Principal Jason Stephan. In order to attend, you must RSVP by Thursday, March 1. Please RSVP to Mrs. Hollinger in the high school office. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Stephan.

Following the panel discussion, Ian Ridgeway will present "Hidden in Plain Sight". The presentation is centered around a teenager’s bedroom that is set up as part of the event to allow parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers and other adults to explore a mock teenager’s bedroom to see and identify drug paraphernalia and hiding places along with other signs that may indicate alcohol or other drug use by a teen.

When: February 22
Time: 6:00 - 7:30
Location: Cafetorium/Library

The program was made possible by the Darke County Chamber of Commerce and Coaltion for a Healthy Darke County.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the students, parents, families, Board of Education members and the entire Arcanum-Butler staff for an outstanding first semester and for supporting Arcanum-Butler Schools! The ending of the first semester marks a great time to celebrate our success, reflect on our progress and refocus on our goals and objectives.

Please take a few minutes to read about our success and plans for the second semester by clicking the link here.

For the 2017-2018 school year, the Arcanum-Butler Local School District will continue to use calamity days in the event of school cancellations. If the district uses all five (5) calamity days, blizzard bags will again be used. Once all three (3) blizzard bag days are used, the district will utilize make-up days as noted on the district calendar.